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The Yogi is one of our biggest chalet apartments here in the excellent de L'Ours residence with the added bonus of its own sauna, a balcony in almost all the 8 double or twin bedrooms, and a balcony off the lounge and dining area so everyone can enjoy the views over the resort at meal times.
To add to the appeal, all guests have free access to the indoor swimming pool in the adjacent Altitude residence.
Furnished in the classic, comfortable Alpine style of all the apartments here, the accommodation has a warm ambience created by the wood-panelled walls throughout. Free Wifi, satellite TV, and hairdryers in every room complete the comforts.
Access to the slopes could not be simpler, with the pistes and nearest ski-lift just 250m from the residence's front door, for swift and easy access to and from the slopes.
We set very high standards for our cuisine, and train our staff extensively before the season starts, to ensure that you will thoroughly enjoy every meal on your holiday with us. We also take our Health and Safety responsibilities extremely seriously, so all our chalet and Chalet Hotel staff involved in food preparation are trained to the City & Guilds qualification – Level 2 in Food Safety during the pre-season training course. For six days of the week for our 2017/18 season, and five days of the week for 2018/19, our staff prepare all your meals, as described below.
A good breakfast is essential on a ski holiday, so we provide both a hot option, as well as a continental selection with a choice of cereals or porridge, fruit juices, plentiful tea, coffee and bread (and croissants in France), cold meats, cheese and preserves, which is normally presented buffet-style for you to help yourself. On our staff's day(s) off, only the continental breakfast will be provided.
Our Chalet Hotels can also prepare a packed lunch for you on request, at a small local charge. For skiers keen to keep their Euro-spending to an absolute minimum, this is the ideal way to keep your costs down!
The traditional 'welcome home' after a day on the slopes will be laid out for you in your chalet or Chalet Hotel, ready for your return, every day except on the staff's day(s) off. A good cup of tea or coffee is the perfect accompaniment to a delicious slice of freshly home-baked cake and keeps hungry skiers happy until dinner is ready.
2017/18 season cuisine
A three-course adult-only chalet dinner starts with Prosseco, followed by an appetiser, main course and dessert, and completed by coffee to round off your evening. Your choice of complimentary quality red and white wines is unlimited during the meal service, and chilled water is also of course always available.
2018/19 season cuisine
Our hosts will cook you a three-course adult only meal 5 nights a week. Consisting of an appetiser, main course and dessert – with unlimited complimentary red, white and rosé wine during service! The staff nights off are a great opportunity to experience some local restaurents and cuisine. Speak to your resort representative for recommendations and help with reservations.
We are very proud of our wine selection for chalets and Chalet Hotels, which combines crisp and fruity whites with medium to full bodied reds, for a variety of palates. In our Chalet Hotels we also offer an additional light fresh rosé to our guests' choice. We select our wines in conjunction with our good friends Nicolas and Véronique – the third generation in the Perret family's fine wine business based in the Savoie. Nicolas is a qualified wine expert, having trained at the prestigious Burgundy Wine University in Beaune. Each season in October, Nicolas & Véronique bring over a new selection for us to sample (someone has to do it!) and together we choose our wines for the coming season, based on our menus and their pure enjoyment factor. Wine is an incredibly subjective and emotive subject, however the feedback we have received from our guests over recent seasons endorses our aims of providing wines to enhance your meal and to suit most tastes. We hope you will enjoy them as much as we do!
In Chalets and Chalet Hotels with family guests, High Tea provides children under 13 years with a healthy menu, tailored more towards children's tastes and puréed food is available for infants on request. High Tea is at 5.30pm, and children do not join the main adult-only dinner.
Families staying in one of our Chalet Hotels may choose to eat separately (High Tea at 5:30pm) or all dine together at the later adult dinner time if children who have received a child discount pay the meal upgrade charge of £39 at the time of booking only.
Vegetarian options are always on our 'Culinary Choice' menu in our Chalet Hotels, and are available in our chalets - just advise us at time of bookings so that we can ensure that our staff can prepare. Other special diets can generally be catered for at a cost of £35 per person per week. Any dietary requirements must be advised to us at the time of booking in order for us to be fully prepared.
All of our chalets and Chalet Hotels will serve a traditional Christmas dinner with a glass of Champagne to start off the evening. This will include roast turkey with all of the trimmings, Christmas pudding, mince pies, crackers and party hats plus a fantastic Alpine atmosphere in which to enjoy the day.
A special festive menu will also be served on New Year's Eve, alongside the added bonus that many resorts put on fantastic firework displays. A glass of fizz, whilst watching fireworks over the snow-capped peaks of the Alps.. what better way to bring in the New Year!
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One half of the magnificent Paradiski and the self-professed 'home of snowboarding', Les Arcs has well earned its reputation as one of the best and biggest ski destinations in France (and if you ask us, the whole wide world).
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- Autonomous region: Castilla y Leon
- Province/Island: Salamanca
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Getting to Salamanca is easy –it is in the central part of Spain, some 212 kilometres from Madrid. An ample communications and transport network means you can get to Salamanca from the main Spanish cities.
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Salamanca is linked with the capital, Madrid, by the A-50 road, while other Spanish towns such as Gijón, Zamora, Cáceres and Mérida can be accessed on the A-66. You can get to Salamanca from Portugal in a few hours on the A-62 motorway.
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Salamanca airport is part of the naval base open to the civilian public in Matacán. It is just 15 kilometres from Salamanca, accessible by taxi, and offers charter and scheduled flights at certain times of year. The closest international airport is Valladolid, less than an hour and a half away. For other international destinations, the best option is to use Barajas airport in Madrid. Renting a car, or taking the train or coach (there is a direct line which leaves from Terminal 1 at Barajas, http://www.salamancabarajas.com/web/default.aspx?lang=en) are other good options for transferring to Salamanca.
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In addition to the car, you can also take a coach to the city from other points of the peninsula such as Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Zaragoza and Santander, and from international destinations such as Bordeaux, Hamburg, Lyon, Munich, Nice and Paris. The bus station is in the city centre, close to the historic centre.
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With four new wide-release entries in theaters this weekend audiences had plenty of options to choose from, but pickings were slim for the movies themselves as the competition lead to just real one box office winner.
Supernatural thriller The Conjuring dominated, staking out an easy number one spot with a healthy $41 million debut. That total is the highest ever for a non-sequel rated-R movie of its genre, not to mention nearly double the movie's reported $20 million production budget. That's a nice little win for Warner Brothers, who are still reeling from the low response to last weekend's Pacific Rim. Thanks to international sales the summer kaiju flick just might end up not being a financial write off, but its still a low blow for what was pegged to be one of the summer's biggest blockbusters.
Despicable Me 2 dropped to second place, but with a healthy third weekend $25 million take it still out paced DreamWorks' animated feature Turbo. Cash is flowing in at a snail's pace for that movie, with just $21 million banked over the weekend, and only $31 million since an early Wednesday opening. Turbo's disappointing debut is one of the worst for DreamWorks and is only the latest disappointment in what has been a hit and miss run for the studio over the last few years.
Action comedy sequel Red 2 faltered, earning a fifth place spot with $18 million. That's a drop from the $21 million that Red took in its opening weekend in 2010.
The biggest loser this weekend was R.I.P.D. which arrived DOA in theaters with just $12 million. After taking a beating from critics, the supernatural action comedy got hammered with a seventh place opening and a grim outlook given its $130 million production budget.
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With the mobile data connection disabled, the iPhone can still hook into wireless networks, including those at home, in shopping centres and hotels, at McDonalds and Starbucks, on public transport and at the office to surf the internet and to receive data.
It just won't be able to access data where there is either no internet wi-fi connection or where you haven't set it up. As a means of keeping mobile costs down however, the wi-fi option is certainly better than a mobile data one.
In particular, if you're travelling overseas, you'll want to disable the high-cost mobile internet option.
Why can't I just use the Airport Mode?
Airport mode is designed to allow your phone to be used on aircraft (once the plane has levelled out). It will prevent the phone from receiving calls effectively turning it into a brick that plays games.
Why wouldn't I just change my plan?
You certainly could change your plan to not include data however this would mean that it would be "permanently off" at least until you change your plan back. The way suggested in this post is better. If you get stuck somewhere and you suddenly need data access back, you can simply turn it on.
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For information on choosing a format, see technical document 61342 "Mac OS X: How to Choose a Disc Format for Burning a CD"
When this process is complete, an icon for the CD appears on your desktop.
CD-R icon in Finder window
If you choose Open Finder from the pop-up menu, then follow the steps below. Note: Although a CD icon appears in the drive listing, no burning has yet occurred.
- Drag the files and folders you want to save on the disc to its icon. See Note 1.
- Click the disc icon, then choose Burn CD from the File menu or drag the CD icon to the Burn icon in the Dock (the Trash icon changes to the Disc Burner icon when an unformatted CD-R is dragged to it). See Note 2. A dialog box appears.
- Click Burn. The disc is initialized and the files and folders are saved on the disc. This process takes several minutes. See Note 4.
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- Files written to the CD are temporarily stored on your hard disk. Depending on the size of the blank CD, your files, and your hard disk, you may need as much as twice the capacity of the CD in free space on your startup disk. For example, if you are using a 650 MB CD-R disc you should make sure that your startup disk has at least 1.3 GB of available space.
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It takes more than the actual equipment to deliver results
Technology is great until it stops working. Anyone who has dropped a smartphone on a concrete shop floor can attest to that. Rural areas have the added challenge of dealing with unreliable or absent Wi-Fi. With that in mind, tech companies are developing "precision infrastructure" to help protect devices and maximize precision ag technology's usefulness on the farm.
Get connected. "Having a mobile device isn't that handy when it's not mobile," says Bill Moffitt, president of Ayrstone Productivity. His goal is to stretch a farmer's wireless network from feet to miles using the company's AyrMesh Hub2n. This technology creates a "transparent mesh" of coverage that connects Wi-Fi devices such as smartphones, remote cameras, weather stations or even signals from tractors back to the home network. The connection is available from as far as 7.5 miles away, Moffitt says.
"Once the network is in place, you could realize a lot of opportunities," he says. Because the devices are connected to a home router, farmers do not require ongoing cellphone expenses, Moffitt adds. Ag Leader is also releasing a "bring your own hot spot" solution to the farm. The company recently launched AgFiniti, a small USB Wi-Fi adapter that communicates with other Wi-Fi networks.
"If you have a smartphone or tablet, you're paying for the data plan," says David Wilson, Ag Leader wireless product specialist. "Now you can use it to provide an Internet connection to your Ag Leader Integra or Versa display."
The USB Wi-Fi adapter allows display users to receive prescriptions, guidance lines and field boundaries, plus send log data to AgFiniti. Ag Leader president Al Myers says farmers in extremely rural areas shouldn't have to miss out on instantaneous decision-making opportunities.
"Now more than ever, wireless connectivity is extremely important because it arms growers and their trusted advisers with real-time information to support decisions affecting profitability," he says.
Get rugged. Bad news—you're one accidental drop away from shelling out $500 for a new iPad. On-farm dust and dirt can be an issue, too. "The cab of a tractor, although air-conditioned and filtered, is a pretty dusty place," admits Brian Scott, an Indiana farmer. "It's kind of a hard thing to avoid. So I figured I'd break down and protect my iPad from all that particulate matter."
Scott uses an OtterBox Defender Series, but many other brands and models have seen on-farm testing. Precision Planting even has a preferred case–Gumdrop cases.
"With the ruggedness of the cases, farmers are able to take their iPads with them from the tractor and use the device as a crop-scouting tool throughout the season, and then put it in the combine to monitor harvest operations in the fall," says Sean Arians, Precision Planting product marketing manager.
There is a similar proliferation of tablet and smartphone mounts, which makes devices easier to use in the tractor cab. Look for high-rated options from companies such as Bestek, Grifiti and Dockem. John Deere even has a bracket and mount specifically designed to maximize visibility and accessibility in a tractor, combine or sprayer.
"These brackets and mounts are designed to allow operators to access a wide variety of different mobile devices while in the cab of the tractor or other machine," says Tyler Rouse, John Deere senior marketing representative.
For the truly accident prone, smartphones such as Sony Xperia Z1 and Samsung Galaxy S4 Active are waterproof. Check with your phone provider for your exact options.
You can e-mail Ben Potter at [email protected].


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Houseboats + Holland = Floating Apartment Complex
If you stop and think about it, the extension of houseboat plans to encompass multi-unit housing construction was only a matter of time. Still, it seems fitting that the Netherlands would be the first to give more extensive water-based residences a try given their tumultuous nautical history and ever-rising tide lines.
While it is not yet a reality, planning is well underwater for this water-based mini-city – a private island enclave complete with central public space, green growing trees and (naturally) wonderful waterfront property all around.
Individual multi-level apartment units will enjoy a combination of outdoor waterside wrap-around patios, partially-enclosed decks and private indoor spaces.
Sustainable strategies include high-density construction (which, in turn, promotes community as well) and water-driven natural cooling. Though the idea is incredible, it remains to be seen whether or not this creative floating housing complex by WaterStudio will become the wave of the future and give rise to a whole new approach to residential construction in flood zones.


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The act of thinking is hard work, and your brain needs plenty of fuel to keep you alert, walking, talking, learning and remembering. Evidence is growing that food and dietary choices made today may influence brain health and efficiency now and in the years to come.
To maximize brain health, the brain needs an abundance of healthy cells (neurons) sending and receiving electrical signals at lightning speed. During the normal aging process, the brain makes fewer new neurons, and the connections (synapses) tend to lose the flexibility that enables the cells to communicate effectively. However, diet can have a role in maximizing those neurons over the years, thus promoting brain health. Allow me to explain in more detail.
For the Short Term, Think "Sugar" – But Not That Kind
Like all cells, those in your brain run on sugar – glucose – but a steady, constant supply rather than peaks and valleys of surplus and deficit can help produce optimal brain health.
Glucose comes from carbohydrates, but simple carbohydrates – like table sugar and corn syrup – hit the bloodstream in a hurry, causing a spike and rapid decline. Complex carbohydrates are typically found in high-fiber foods, such as fruits, vegetables and whole grains. They allow glucose levels to rise slowly and taper off gradually. Adding a high-quality protein can help keep blood sugar and mental sharpness at most advantageous levels even longer.
Many people reach for foods high in simple carbohydrates when they're looking for a quick breakfast and/or snack. Try to resist this temptation. As a neurosurgeon, my days usually start very early and it would be easy to grab a sugary pastry on my way to work. But I rarely do so; I've personally found that a breakfast high in complex carbohydrates and with some protein – like lox with some fruit – is the best fuel to kick-start my often long days.
Fat That's Good for You
Brain cells also need some dietary fat, and the best choice appears to be omega-3 fatty acids. DHA, an omega-3 fatty acid found in fatty fish such as mackerel, lake trout, herring, salmon, tuna and sardines, is the main component of brain synapses, and a lack of omega-3 has been shown to diminish cognitive performance. Walnuts, flaxseed oil, soybean oil and canola oil also are good sources of omega-3 fatty acids. If fish and nuts are not a regular part of your diet, I highly recommend taking a purified omega-3 supplement daily.
Fruits and Vegetables for the Long Run
Within the past few years, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) researchers have focused a great deal of attention on extracts from vegetables and fruits – particularly berry fruits – and their apparent ability to reverse age-related brain cell deficits and improve cell-to-cell signaling. They are a great source of antioxidant phytochemicals, which could help protect the brain from free-radical damage.
Although there is no single miracle food that will prevent or reverse brain disorders, it appears that choosing a balanced diet that includes a variety of whole grains, fruits, vegetables, beans, nuts, seeds and foods containing omega-3 fatty acids, may promote brain health and make a difference over time.
Mind your health,
- Dr. Black
For more information, visit the Cedars-Sinai Department of Neurosurgery at www.cedars-sinai.edu/neurosurgery.


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Wish them well though but UFC has about 80% of the top fighters in the sport under contract, picking their fighters off when they lose a few fights in the UFC is not a way to build a promotion.


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The Oklahoma attorney general is an ally of the fossil fuel industry who has long fought environmental protections. Pruitt, 48, was among the state attorneys general to sue over the Obama administration's Clean Power Plan, one of President Barack Obama's efforts to curb carbon emissions, in a case that is pending. In contravention to what at least 97 percent of the world's publishing climate scientists believe is extremely likely, he questions how much effect human activity is having on global warming. Donald Trump said in announcing his choice, that Pruitt would reverse the Environmental Protection Agency's "out-of-control anti-energy agenda that has destroyed millions of jobs, while also undermining our incredible farmers and many other businesses and industries at every turn." Pruitt, who served in the Oklahoma Legislature before being elected attorney general, also fought Obamacare, supported attempts to restrict abortion and defended Oklahoma's attempts to ban same-sex marriage A 2014 investigation by The New York Times found that energy lobbyists had drafted letters that Pruitt sent on state stationery to Obama, the EPA and other agencies complaining of the cost of environmental rules.
Nikki Haley, United Nations Ambassador
Haley, 44 and the daughter of immigrants from India, is the two-term governor of South Carolina. Before being elected governor in 2010, she served three terms in South Carolina's statehouse. She led the drive to remove the Confederate flag from the statehouse after nine churchgoers were shot to death at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston. She was a strong critic of Donald Trump early on, warning of "the siren call of the angriest voices," accusing him of contributing to "irresponsible talk" and chastising him for failing to sufficiently condemn the support of former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke. She has little experience in international affairs, which could be an issue in her confirmation hearings for the cabinet-level position, though she has traveled overseas on international trade missions on behalf of South Carolina. Trump said she had a "proven track record of bringing people together regardless of background or party affiliation to move critical policies forward for the betterment of her state and our country — she is also a proven deal-maker, and we look to be making plenty of deals."


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When Zack Snyder's 300 came out in 2007 it was a certifiable box office hit. Pulling in $70 million on its opening weekend, the film went on to make $450 million at the global box office, an impressive feat for an R-rated film. The movie still stands as the highest grossing movie of Snyder's career, but there's a very good chance that will start to change this weekend, as Man of Steel hits in theaters. Now a good time to sell any film with Snyder's name on it, so even though the new sequel 300: Rise of an Empire isn't out until March of next year, we have the first trailer online today.
Just as it was promised yesterday when the new poster for the movie arrived, the premiere preview for the new 300 film has debuted over at the title's official Facebook page. Because it's a green band trailer (despite not having a green band) you don't really get a full sense of what is sure to be a blood-and-guts filled story, but the message is pretty clear: lots and lots of people are going to be killed in brutal, epic combat. The filmmaking style and the use of green screen backgrounds is consistent with the way the last movie was made, but this one definitely differentiates itself by having so much action on the water.
Directed by Noam Murro, 300: Rise of an Empire once again delves into the world of fictionalized ancient history to portray the Battle of Artemisium, a naval battle that occurred between Greek and Persian forces at the same time as the Spartan's Battle of Thermopylae. Greek general Themistokles (Sullivan Stapleton) is the central character of the tale, working to unite the people of Greece in the battle against the living god Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro) and Artemesia (Eva Green), the commander of the Persian navy with a serious grudge against the Greeks. Look for the movie in theaters on March 7, 2014.


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Sophomore Brian Rogers leads Harvard with three goals this
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STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Sophomore Brian Rogers scored on a shot from 15 yards out at 89:22 to help the No. 21 Harvard men's soccer team play to a 1-1 tie at Stony Brook Friday evening. Rogers, who leads Harvard with three goals this season, finished the game with two of the Crimson's three shots on target, while goalkeeper Brett Conrad recorded three saves. The Crimson moves to 2-1-3, while the Seawolves go to 4-4-1 on the season.
In the first half of action, neither team created much offense,
as the Seawolves managed three shots and the Crimson fired only
two. Conrad made the lone save of the first stanza, stopping
a header by Mame Samb at 17:39.
Early in the second, the Crimson was whistled for a foul in the box, creating a penalty-kick situation for the Seawolves. Stony Brook's Berian Gobeil took the ensuing kick and buried a shot past Conrad, making it 1-0 in favor of the Seawolves. In the 69th minute, Conrad recorded his second save, blocking a shot by Leonardo Fernandes and keeping Harvard within one score. Conrad came up with another save in the 83rd minute, as he once again turned aside a chance by Fernandes.
With time winding down in the final stages of the second half, the Crimson's offense began to surge, as Jamie Rees fired a shot high of the bar at 88:22. Exactly one minute later, Rogers deflected a shot off a defender and into the back of the net from the right center of the box, sending the game to overtime.
In the first extra session, Harvard had three shots blocked before Zack Wolfenzon was able to get through a shot on goal. Stony Brook goalkeeper Stefan Manz made the save at 99:37. The Crimson also managed the only shot on target in the second overtime, but Manz blocked away at header by Rogers at 101:25.
Stony Brook outshot Harvard, 14-11, and earned more corner kicks, 6-2. The Crimson will now visit local rival Boston University Sunday evening at 7 p.m.


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Torrington's Susan B. Anthony Project to host candlelight vigil for domestic violence awareness
TORRINGTON >> In recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Susan B. Anthony Project will hold its 24th Annual Candlelight Vigil Thursday at 6:30 in Coe Memorial Park.
The vigil is held each year to raise awareness of domestic violence, recognize those who have made a difference in the fight against domestic violence, and remember those who are no longer with us because of domestic violence.
The event gives survivors and their families a voice to share their story during the Speak Out portion that closes out the vigil.
The event will start with a welcome and then recongition of those who have showed their support. Mayor Ryan Bingham is expected to read a proclamation at the start of the ceremony.
"A call to action will be made -- which is a plea to the community to take a stand against domestic violence, specifically against women, to have tolerance, and to join as a community to stop domestic violence," said Gina Devaux of the Susan B. Anthony Project.
Following the call to action, a poem of rememberance is read. Then SBAP staff, supporters, survivors and members of the public read the name of a victim and a brief story from cards that are handed out during the vigil. Candles are lighting to honor the victims.
The vigil closes out with the "Speak Out" in which survivors, their families, the public can take the stage and share astory or their experience of domestic violence.
This year's honorees are the Diebold Foundation, the staff of FISH Food Pantry, Judge Richard Marano, state Rep. Michelle Cook, state Rep. Roberta Willis, state Sen. Andrew Roraback, Hands of Grace, Lincoln Taylor, Claire Pepper and Lisa Doran.
"Domestic violence is the single largest health risk to American women over breast cancer, heart disease, automobile accidents or any other violent crime," SBAP reported, in an announcement about the vigil. "Every year 4.9 million women are physically or sexually assaulted by an intimate partner. Domestic violence knows no boundaries -- it crosses all socioeconomic and cultural lines.
The public is welcome to attend the vigil. To learn more about the Susan B. Anthony Project and the services it offers, visit www.sbaproject.org.


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March 1, 2002
Santa Clara
Head Coach Chris Denker
Just an absolutely great college basketball game. It was crazy. It was fun. We were battling, we were up, down, this, that, it just was a blast. Even when we were behind, we've been behind in games before, but we just didn't have a doubt. We just kept saying chip away, chip away, chip away. Our goal was to get under ten at half, and we ended up getting it down - I thnk Caroline said in a huddle, 'forget 10, let's get it under 5'and we got it to 5. They had 47 points with five minutes left [in the first half] and I turned to [my assistant coaches] on the bench and said I guess it's first to 100 wins.
The bottom line is, I absolutely love my team. They play so dang hard. They fought back, it was great.
The last three or four weeks we've been working real hard and have been improving a lot and my attitude with St. Mary's making all those shots and going on a run a little bit I still felt like we had something in us and if we could just manufacture some baskets and get ourselves back into it figure out where to get some stops, we could then start playing again. For awhile it was jut play catch up, get back in the game. Once we got it within 7 it was doable, you know, it was all up to themselves. We just tried to stay together and keep playing and we kept saying the best team is going to win.
On SMC: I was amazed at some of the threes they were making in the first half, even with hands in their faces. You talk about big nights, [Danielle] Ferris, that's got to be hers. She was hitting shots from all over, some of those were difficult for us, there have been times when we sagged or tried to help on the Dostys and she didn't look to shoot but tonight she did. Those were things we weren't quite ready for.
On Pepperdine: I think it's great we're playing Pepperdine. I have a tremendous amount of respect for Mark and they have a good program, a great team and we were first and second in conference this year so the top two teams get to play it off and I think it's great.
On the NCAA Tournament: We [WCC coaches] think definitely two teams should be in the [NCAA] tournament right now.
If you can make it to the final, it's got to help you. You never know what the committee is thinking. You have no idea, you can't predict. The best way is just to win the tourament, and thank goodness we get a chance to do that.
Senior Guard Becki Ashbaugh
On Caroline's Shooting: Once you see someone gets hot like that, just try to penetrate and find Caroline. She really kept us in the game the first half.
On Being Down in the First Half: We were thinking there is still time left. Luckily we got down early in the game, we just kept saying chip away, chip away.
Senior Guard Caroline Gruening
On Her Shooting: I wasn't thinking, I was just shooting. Early on they were sagging way off me and taking away my left hand, so coach called a time out and called a play to kind of take advantage of that and I kind of got it going I found myself open a lot so I kept throwing them up there.
On Being a Walk On: I was recruited to some schools in Alaska, not really anywhere down south, I was one that had to get out there and talk to people and it came down to Santa Clara and University of Portland and Air Force Academy and I had a good feeling about Santa Clara, it was a good program. nd it's worked out really well. I love these guys.
Junior Forward Kendra Rhea
We've been really focusing this game on rebounding, crashing the O boards and crashing the D boards, that was one where I happened to be in the right place at the right time and got an O board.
St. Mary'sHead Coach Michelle Jacoby
Obviously it's a disappointing loss for us. I thought we were prepared and ready to go. Credit goes to Santa Clara. They played harder toward the end of the game and gutted it out for 40 minutes and we couldn't seal the deal. I thought Danielle played with the heart of a champion, I thought she did a tremendous job. Extremely disappointing loss but the credit goes to Santa Clara.
Gruening was a big part of their offense, she was being assertive, taking her shots, the shot right before the half really hurt us, could've been up by 8 instead we're up by 5. We tried to stay with her, we tried to contest her shots, and she was making them. Big players make big plays and she did that for them all night long.
I think the NCAA tournament is pretty far fetched, I think the WNIT, we could still get a bid there.
I've definitely seen the twins play better, but we've rode their coattails for four years so I guess they're allowed to have one bad game.
Guard Danielle Ferris
I think we came out ready to play, we got a good lead and got a little confidence and we started relaxing and they [Santa Clara] got right back into the game.


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Bourdier, Thomas (2012) Behavioral adaptations of the Eastern spruce budworm (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) to natural White spruce (Picea glauca (Moench)) resistance. Masters thesis, Concordia University.
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How to Increase Energy Without Stimulants
By Michael A. Smith, MDFeeling more energized is all about producing more ATP. Stimulants like caffeine and quick energy sources like sugar may help at first, but they certainly don't last.
Why? Because their long-term effect on ATP production is pretty much nil.
And let's be real, a large bolus of caffeine loaded with sugar in the form of an "energy drink" can be flat-out dangerous. Surely, better options exist.
Short-term Dangers from Energy DrinksIndividual responses to caffeine vary, and these drinks should be treated carefully because of how powerful they are. Energy drinks' stimulating properties can boost your heart rate and blood pressure, dehydrate your body, and, like other stimulants, prevent sleep.
Energy drinks should not be used while exercising as the combination of fluid loss from sweating and the diuretic quality of the caffeine can leave someone severely dehydrated.
When used occasionally, energy drinks are not necessarily bad for you, but they shouldn't be seen as "natural alternatives" either. Some of the claims they make like "improved performance and concentration" can be misleading.
Some energy drinks have no caffeine, but instead use the stimulant guarana, which is the equivalent of caffeine. Guarana contains about four times more caffeine than coffee. Others may say that 1 can is 2 servings so you have to calculate the correct amount of caffeine.1
If you think of them as highly-caffeinated drinks, you'll have a more accurate picture of what they are and how they affect you. You wouldn't use Mountain Dew as a sports drink. And a drink like Red Bull and vodka is more like strong coffee and whisky than anything else.
ATP: A Real Solution for Low EnergyIt's not a lack of stimulants that causes us to feel tired, it's low ATP production that does. This is why real energy supplements produce sustainable energy by producing ATP. Let's start with Asian Cordyceps – an interesting endoparasitic fungi, to say the least. They attach to the larvae of ghost moths, producing fruiting-bodies full of energy and endurance nutrients.2,3
Studies show that the Cordyceps supports energy levels by promoting healthy levels of ATP - the energy currency used throughout the body.4,5 Cordyceps also supports healthy insulin sensitivity allowing your cells to efficiently take up sugar from your blood to enable stable energy output.6
In one study, healthy adults age 50-75 took 333 milligrams of Cordyceps extract three times daily for 12 weeks. These study subjects were able to perform a stationary bicycle exercise at maximal levels for over 10% longer before muscle fatigue could be scientifically detected.7
Now take the Cordyceps and add Panax ginseng, an important adaptogenic herb that traditionally is used for stress management. Recognized as one of the most beneficial ginsengs available, it is the species traditionally used in China and Asia.
Evidence indicates that ginseng supports ATP production in the mitochondria.8 Studies have shown that this extract promotes both physical and mental energy, including cognitive performance.9
Make More ATP and Feel EnergizedMainstream medicine and popular culture have conspired to produce a toxic response to fatigue in the form of stimulant drugs or caffeine/sugar combinations that have potentially addictive, and even fatal, adverse effects.
Both cordyceps and ginseng have hundreds of years' worth of proven energy-boosting benefits without addictive or toxic potential. Both supplements are now known to act by raising ATP levels, making more energy available to brain, muscle, and other vital organs, while restoring more youthful energy levels.
If more "get up and go" is what you need, consider looking into them!
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BERLIN – Many philanthropists today want something that charitable donors a few decades ago never asked of their beneficiaries: a stronger voice in how their contributions are spent.
"People are much more astute and sophisticated about holding nonprofits accountable," says David Ratcliffe, Director of the Merrill Lynch Center for Philanthropy & Nonprofit Management SM, of this trend. "It's very easy to look up the tax returns of similar charities on the Internet and then ask, 'Why are you spending 35 percent of every dollar on administrative costs when this other charity only spends 25%?'"
But the desire for accountability is just part of what makes today's philanthropists different from those who gave in the past. They also want to perpetuate the same entrepreneurial values that, in many cases, gave rise to their fortunes. To them, contributions should provide measurable returns.
People are looking at donations not just as contributions, but as investments in a solution," says Ratcliffe. To this point, the 2007 Merrill Lynch/Capgemini World Wealth Report noted "a growing trend toward strategic, 'investment-like' giving aimed at maximizing societal return on investing." Philanthropists are now giving their charities the same kind of disciplined scrutiny they devote to stocks and bonds.
One of the more innovative examples of the donation-as-investment is "blended value" investing. For example, someone may invest in a fund devoted to a particular cause, such as creating low-income housing. The investor would receive a fixed rate of return much like he or she would from a money market or bond fund. However, the rate would be lower than that of a conventional fund because part of the return would contribute to the specified cause.
An example of blended-value investing is the Calvert Foundation's Calvert Community Investment Notes. With these investments, buyers select the investment term and a desired rate of return (0 percent to 3 percent); the lower the chosen rate, the more Calvert puts toward causes such as affordable housing and the microfinancing of entrepreneurs in the developing world.
Other donation models with an investment-driven component include donor-advised funds, or DAFs, and family, or private, foundations. Gifts to a DAF are donations to a charitable organization, which results in an income tax deduction. The donated assets can then be managed within the donor-advised fund, which is a tax-exempt entity. The primary attraction of these funds to involved philanthropists is that donors can plan and recommend the timing and amount of their gifts — and who receives them — at any time, says Ratcliffe. And while the decision about how to spend the donation ultimately rests with the charitable organization that has oversight of the fund, donors' wishes are strongly considered and are frequently honored.
A private foundation can provide an even greater degree of involvement and control, as family members actively manage the investments and grant-making strategies. While private foundations require added time, administration, regulatory oversight and costs to operate, "they can be an excellent way to give money to a number of charities within a specified time or in perpetuity, according to the priorities the family sets," says Ratcliffe.
Whatever philanthropic strategy a donor chooses, it's important to set up regular meetings with a Financial Advisor to get ambitious giving goals off on the right track. With open communication, donors are more likely to come away better informed about where their money is going, and more satisfied that it is being spent as intended.
(The writer is a Merrill Lynch Senior Financial Advisor. She can be reached at 410-213-9084.)


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Nov. 21, 2003
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - The sixth-ranked Santa Clara University men's soccer team kept its perfect home season intact with a 1-1 double overtime tie against 15th-ranked SMU to open the 2003 NCAA Championship tonight at Buck Shaw Stadium, prevailing in penalty kicks 4-1.
Junior goalkeeper Steve Cronin kicked home the game-winning score in the shoot-out, as Santa Clara's home record improved to 6-0-2 this season at the Shaw, and 10-0-2 in its last 12 home matches. The Broncos' overall record improves to 13-3-4.
Santa Clara will face West Coast Conference rival Loyola Marymount in the second round of the tournament, to be held Wednesday, November 26 at 2 p.m. at Sullivan Field in Los Angeles. The Lions are the Tournament's 13th seed and received a first-round bye. It will be a rematch of last week's regular-season finale, a 3-0 loss for the Broncos.
The match was physical, with four yellow cards and 54 fouls shared between the teams. The first half was played evenly, as SCU only had a 4-3 shot advantage at intermission.
Santa Clara opened scoring in the 65th minute when Kirk Fonseca's cross was redirected by Erik Ustruck to the far post. It was his fourth goal of the season.
SMU had a strong opportunity just a minute later, when reserve Dario Saintus took a sharply-angled shot from the right that rolled in front of the goal mouth and just wide of the left post. The Mustangs kept attacking and scored 10 minutes later, at 76:31, when Juke Hashimoto's cross drew Cronin out of the goal. Colin Clark beat Cronin to the ball, and netted his shot into the lower left corner to even the match.
The match went into overtime, with Saintus taking a shot that required a diving stop by Cronin midway through the first extra period. Santa Clara took two shots in the second overtime, including a direct kick by Jason Pan with just under a minute left. His shot was saved by Erick Foss, sending the match into penalty kicks.
Ryan Cochrane took the first shot of the shootout, scoring with his right foot to the left corner. Cronin then stopped David Chun's attempt, catching a waist-high attempt to his right. Eric Irvine put the Broncos up 2-0 in the shoot-out with his right-footed shot to the upper right corner. His goal was countered by SMU's Mynor Gonzalez, who scored high with his left foot. Foss didn't attempt to guess Fonseca's shot, a grounder to the left corner that put SCU ahead 3-1 in the shoot-out. Cronin then stopped his second ball, diving low and to his left. Cronin then went on the offensive for the game-winning score.
Santa Clara's win tonight also marked the second over the Mustangs this season, as the Broncos defeated SMU 3-1 in September. The Mustangs end their season with a 13-6-3 record. Santa Clara now holds a 4-1-1 advantage in the all-time series.
The Broncos, the 2003 West Coast Conference champion, are making their 14th NCAA postseason appearance. The third round will be played Nov. 28-30 and the quarterfinals will follow on December 5-7. The 2003 Men's College Cup will be held December 12 and 14 and is hosted by Ohio State University at the Columbus Crew Stadium.
Santa Clara will play the match at LMU without Cronin and Cochrane, who will join the U.S. U21 National Team tomorrow in the United Arab Emirates.


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Concentrated xDrive power: a large number of BMW cars already have xDrive and therefore offer you the best traction and greater safety on all road surfaces. You can see here which models are equipped with the intelligent all-wheel drive system.


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Dimensions: 3.6 in x 2.2 in x .8 in
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Contest-Winning Ham and Bean Soup
Total TimePrep: 30 min. + soaking Cook: 1-1/2 hours
Makes15 servings (3-3/4 quarts)
- 1 pound dried navy beans
- 2 medium onions, chopped
- 2 teaspoons canola oil
- 2 celery ribs, chopped
- 10 cups water
- 4 cups cubed fully cooked ham
- 1 cup mashed potatoes (without added milk and butter)
- 1/2 cup shredded carrot
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 meaty ham bone or 2 smoked ham hocks
- 1/4 cup minced fresh parsley
- Place beans in a Dutch oven; add water to cover by 2 in. Bring to a boil; boil for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; cover and let stand for 1 to 4 hours or until beans are softened. Drain and rinse beans, discarding liquid.
- In the same pan, saute onions in oil for 2 minutes. Add celery; cook until tender. Stir in the beans, water, ham, potatoes, carrot, Worcestershire sauce, salt, thyme, pepper and bay leaves. Add ham bone. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours or until beans are tender.
- Discard bay leaves. Remove ham bone; and set aside until cool enough to handle. Remove ham from bone and cut into cubes. Discard bone. Return ham to soup; heat through. Garnish soup with parsley.
Nutrition Facts1 cup: 231 calories, 7g fat (2g saturated fat), 33mg cholesterol, 680mg sodium, 25g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 6g fiber), 17g protein.
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Jan 25, 2017
This was good but I wouldn't use two Bay leaves. I think it overpowered the other flavors in the soup.
Jan 31, 2015
I love making and trying different soups. Overall I wasn't impressed with the end result and won't be making it again.
Dec 3, 2014
After eating Ham and Bean Soup for 66 years and from not only my own kitchen, but a multitude of others, including my Grandmothers, which was wonderful as was my Mothers. But this recipe has beat all the others hands down..I've never eaten a bean and ham soup this good ever..... I'm going to keep the recipe forever. It's spectacular.
Feb 7, 2014
This was okay but not great. I can only describe the flavor as too "hammy". It seemed kind of greasy even though I trimmed the fat off the bone. I did notice that the leftovers (2 days later) were much improved.
Oct 19, 2013
So very good! Everyone enjoyed this hearty soup! Especially the next day.
Apr 18, 2012
Excellent soup!!! I used 3/4 cup instant potatoes as suggested below and cut the pepper to 1/4 tsp. Very easy to make - I'll be making this again!!!
Feb 10, 2012
This originally didn't have much flavor, but after the leftovers sat a day or two it was much better!
Dec 17, 2010
Delicious! Perfect for a lazy day at home to have sitting on the stove simmering. Very economical and good for you too!
Nov 1, 2009
We LOVED this Ham and Bean Soup; it is the best we've ever had. It was a bit spicy, so the next time we make it we will probably only add 1/4 tsp. pepper. We didn't have celery or leftover mashed potatoes. I added about 3/4 cup of instant potato flakes, and used the dried Great Northern beans. This recipe is definitely a "keeper!"